Sports Revenue Analytics veteran Troy Kirby interviews the team behind the teams in Front Offices and Athletics Departments throughout the world, revealing an industry of specialists and minds unseen by the local or national media. Examined in this podcast are current or long-standing industry topics; tickets, business, analytics, moneyball, revenue, finance, economy, sales and jobs of the NCAA, NFL, MLB, NBA, and NHL. Also included are topics surrounding third party vendors, sports business, revenue, marketing, mentoring interns, facilities, managing employees, as well as how to not only break into sports, but stay in the industry long-term. The often-invisible side of the industry is where the Tao of Sports Podcast attempts to pull back the elusive curtain, providing information both to industry insiders and those who want to work in sports.

Super Bowl 50 is helping cap off one of the greatest times in sports business for the Bay Area of San Francisco, and at the forefront is Stephanie Martin, who explains what it entails to be entrusted with such a global brand. Martin describes some of the ways in which SB 50 will be able to encapsulate the Bay Area culture, as well as help drive attention throughout the world to the area, as well as some of the methods in which SB 50 has already started to give back to the community. Martin talks about her time helping secure and promote the America's Cup sailing in San Francisco, and the miraculous results to a great finish which gained the attention of the area and the world. Twitter: @skmsail